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The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie Santa Clara University

The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie

Pop Culture Intersections

It is the objective of this article to present evidence from several researches that were done by many scholars in different environment that distinctly demonstrates the negative impact of social media in three main categories. First, social media fosters a false sense of online "connections" and superficial friendships leading to emotional and psychological problems. The Second harm of social media is that it can become easily addictive taking away family and personal time as well as diminish interpersonal skills, leading to antisocial behavior. Lastly, social media has become a tool for criminals, predators and terrorists enabling them to commit illegal …

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Lack Of Resources In Classrooms, Juliana Maffea Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Lack Of Resources In Classrooms, Juliana Maffea

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

In different areas of the world, classrooms lack resources. Teachers are trying their hardest to teach their students with what is given to them, but it is not enough. The result of having a lack of resources is students not graduating, teachers burning out, parents scared for their students, and students not getting the proper education. An insufficient amount of resources in classrooms comes from the lack of funding or the improper use of spending in schools. There are solutions to this wicked problem, such as raising more money, making cuts, or changing the way schools spend their money. This …

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On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner University of Massachusetts Boston

On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner

New England Journal of Public Policy

Lars Eighner became homeless in 1988 after leaving a job he had held for ten years as an attendant at a state hospital in Austin, Texas. He lives in a small apartment in Austin and continues to scavenge. This article was originally published in the Fall 1990 issue of The Threepenny Review. Reprinted with permission.

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Barbie: For Better Or Worse, Renee Ho Santa Clara University

Barbie: For Better Or Worse, Renee Ho

Pop Culture Intersections

This article covers a history of Barbie, as well as an analysis of the live action Barbie movie. Barbie lovers and haters alike often debate whether the iconized doll is a feminist figure. Those who critique her argue that the messages she sends are superficial, or that Barbie perpetuates an unrealistic beauty standard and causes harm to the mental well being of her audience, especially because most of her target audience is made up of younger, impressionable girls. However, there is no doubt that Barbie can also be a role model for her audience. She was the first doll to …

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Flying Man And Falling Man: Remembering And Forgetting 9/11, Graley Herren Xavier University - Cincinnati

Flying Man And Falling Man: Remembering And Forgetting 9/11, Graley Herren

Faculty Scholarship

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The Long Way Home: The Death Of Geraldine Largay, Christine Woodside Dartmouth College

The Long Way Home: The Death Of Geraldine Largay, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

Christine Woodside examines data from the search for Appalachian Trail hiker Geraldine Largay, whose body was found two years after she had gotten lost south of Stratton, Maine.

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The Societal Influence Of The Nba, Kyle Kawashiri Santa Clara University

The Societal Influence Of The Nba, Kyle Kawashiri

Pop Culture Intersections

Based on recent events, there has been a lot of discussion about the racial issues in America. Many professional athletes have been vocal about these issues, but NBA players seem to be at the forefront of many of the conversations regarding social injustice in this country. This article will examine different factors that have influenced the popularity of the National Basketball Association, such as product distribution, online engagement, global outreach, and the choice to allow players to use their platforms. The article will then argue how these factors have allowed the NBA and its players to be leaders in the …

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Defending K-Pop Idols Online: The Fanbase’S Underlying Issue Of Ignorance, Grace Gita Tantra Santa Clara University

Defending K-Pop Idols Online: The Fanbase’S Underlying Issue Of Ignorance, Grace Gita Tantra

Pop Culture Intersections

This article covers how parasocial relationships and echo chambers promote ignorance within K-pop fandoms on social media platforms, specifically when it comes to cultural appropriation, racial stereotyping, and anti-Blackness. Despite the recent surge in education and accountability in other areas of pop culture, K-pop has created a unique space online when it comes to these dialogues. We will be exploring this through looking at the Korean wave, implications of parasocial relationships, and the divide in the common conversation online; these concepts will be applied to specific recent examples of K-pop controversies and the fans' responses.

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Behind Social Media: A World Of Manipulation And Control, Spencer J. Keenan Santa Clara University

Behind Social Media: A World Of Manipulation And Control, Spencer J. Keenan

Pop Culture Intersections

This article will be arguing that big players, mainly governments and large corporations, use user data, targeted advertising, and selective speech to manipulate users of popular social media platforms. They do this in order to achieve their agendas goals at the expense of the users. These goals may range from selling a certain good or service to swaying a certain percentage of voters to cast their ballots one way or another. Regardless of the outcome, people are being taken advantage of, with most not even knowing it. Users must look past the media in front of them to see their …

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What Is Critical Literacy?, Ira Shor CUNY College of Staten Island

What Is Critical Literacy?, Ira Shor

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

We are what we say and do. The way we speak and are spoken to help shape us into the people we become. Through words and other actions, we build ourselves in a world that is building us. That world addresses us to produce the different identities we carry forward in life: men are addressed differently than are women, people of color differently than whites, elite students differently than those from working families. Yet, though language is fateful in teaching us what kind of people to become and what kind of society to make, discourse is not destiny. We can …

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Coming Out, Letting Go, Getting Naked: A Community Engagement Arts Based Project, Tim Aumiller 2024 Lesley University

Coming Out, Letting Go, Getting Naked: A Community Engagement Arts Based Project, Tim Aumiller

Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses

Creating a healthy sexual minority identity remains a challenge in the 21st century, despite significant advances in social acceptance and civil rights. Sexual minorities are more likely than cis gender heterosexuals to be exposed to traumatic events, and experience shame and mental and physical health symptoms as a result. Despite this, sexual minorities do overcome obstacles to develop resilience. While the coming out process looks different depending on the background of the individual, many gay men find connection and build community through this often difficult process where even rejection may play a part. The author found connection and community …

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Some More Notes On Notes On A Scandal: Lessons From Producing Pakistan’S First True Crime Podcast, Tooba Masood Khan 2024 University of Wollongong

Some More Notes On Notes On A Scandal: Lessons From Producing Pakistan’S First True Crime Podcast, Tooba Masood Khan

RadioDoc Review

If a country’s podcast scene could be described as a vibe, Pakistan’s would be “dude bro”; that is, politically and culturally right-leaning masculinist narrative. The format is simple: like The Joe Rogan Experience which has over 15 million subscribers and over three billion views in Pakistan, there’s a host and a guest. In addition to Rogan, other popular pods are The Pakistan Experience, Pakistonomy, Thought Behind Things, Talks that Matter, Mooroo, The Pivot, Junaid Akram’s Podcast. The conversations usually revolve around the guest’s life, their political views, the economy – whether Pakistan will default or not, will …

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Christmas Day, Ann-Marie Thomas 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Christmas Day, Ann-Marie Thomas

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Teen - Agers, Alejandra Gomez 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Teen - Agers, Alejandra Gomez

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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All Alone, Hannah Eygabroad 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

All Alone, Hannah Eygabroad

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Breakdown, Ava R. Gorman 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Breakdown, Ava R. Gorman

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

A poem about what it is like to have a friend come during the middle of a mental breakdown and give you a hug.

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I Remember This Color, Lillian Roberson 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

I Remember This Color, Lillian Roberson

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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The Difference A Year Can Make, McKenna Haab 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

The Difference A Year Can Make, Mckenna Haab

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Unworthy Messenger, Suzanna Gillette 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Unworthy Messenger, Suzanna Gillette

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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A Year Since You, Anna F. Ngwe 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

A Year Since You, Anna F. Ngwe

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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All These Things That I'Ve Done, Cheyanne J. Bazzell 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

All These Things That I'Ve Done, Cheyanne J. Bazzell

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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So Shining, Kaitlyn Tibbetts 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

So Shining, Kaitlyn Tibbetts

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Mountain Making, Kaitlyn Tibbetts 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Mountain Making, Kaitlyn Tibbetts

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Fine Line, Lillian Roberson 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Fine Line, Lillian Roberson

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Perspective, Naomi H. McMahan 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

Perspective, Naomi H. Mcmahan

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Leapfrog & How To Half-Bake, Zachary Bajuyo 2024 Murray State University

Leapfrog & How To Half-Bake, Zachary Bajuyo

Scholars Week

The first piece recounts an early experience with frustration and the feeling of breakthrough when learning.

The second piece recounts an early experience of giving up.

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How Do We Craft Autoethnography? A Modest Review, Niroj Dahal 2024 Kathmandu University School of Education, Lalitpur, Nepal

How Do We Craft Autoethnography? A Modest Review, Niroj Dahal

The Qualitative Report

I am writing this review as an essential reading for readers and writers of the book—Crafting Autoethnography: Processes and Practices of Making Self and Culture, edited by Jackie Goode, Karen Lumsden, and Jan Bradford, which explores the art of crafting autoethnography (Goode et al., 2023). As a novice autoethnographer, I have grappled with challenges and explored borders while shaping my narrative as a self-narrator of autoethnographic writing. So, in this review, I have attempted to engage readers by offering the invitation, encouraging initial reading as entry to the book, subsequent re-entry, and eventual exit as my evaluation of the …

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Andrew Youngblom, Andrew Youngblom 2024 University of North Dakota

Andrew Youngblom, Andrew Youngblom

Floodwall Magazine

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Meghan Bird, Meghan Bird 2024 University of North Dakota

Meghan Bird, Meghan Bird

Floodwall Magazine

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Zamzam Ulow, Zamzam Ulow 2024 University of North Dakota

Zamzam Ulow, Zamzam Ulow

Floodwall Magazine

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Juliana Maffea Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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